Harvard University’s Free Course Offerings

[{"selector":"#anim-c33e9af2-d715-4ca0-a81e-be4bd081cd65","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] As of today, Harvard offers 139 free courses in collaboration with edX that can be completed in the comfort of your own house. Generally called Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), these range from Computer Programming to the History of China. Here are a few reasons why you should utilize Harvard’s free course offerings.

1. Vast Range of subjects

[{"selector":"#anim-67f8a2a6-1d5a-4993-b3c4-79e16b99703a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61ed555d-6f6a-4bfe-94b4-3c1a6ce0e827","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.2381%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0de5fd1b-280b-47ff-ba1b-edc5e771d349","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-174f714d-fa1e-45af-bb91-f69f053c9d1e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 161.18329%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] One thing that would be assured when you venture into this world of free courses is that you are going to find something that suits your taste. e.g. Art and Design, Business, Computer Science, Humanities and Social Sciences & many more

2. Learning paths that fit your lifestyle

[{"selector":"#anim-e84fabb6-99ca-41ba-9f1d-e23280a344f2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fdf0d676-f95b-41bf-87ce-97b2ffef8d83","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-67985855-6cba-4bf5-8ff7-bd79ae8c176b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.93811%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5ef9163b-909c-4937-9c02-0e1b00bb8603","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-408c8c09-714e-4395-b0de-57ed51ca41a4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 185.88135%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] These courses aren’t just 3 hours of endless talking. To make things more engaging and fun, they have included exercises, quizzes, and assignments to help you retain the things you’ve learned, as well as apply them

3. Certificate of Completion

[{"selector":"#anim-1dbb2927-3d88-4ff3-ae4c-6ea74a927e6c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f6129c64-7fa4-4ca3-891a-188830a63ed9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e04c841c-46ae-4679-9f2b-7891fdd5ef19","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.20119%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-075ae4d6-5486-42cb-bf41-738c5f2c0179","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-909c6130-8443-441d-804f-f0df26d108f1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 154.04042%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

4. World-renowned teachers

[{"selector":"#anim-b0909742-b13f-42e0-bf19-1a5b224c90b3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-105168b3-da8d-4ec2-9088-74b7170e3f8f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef74b1f5-631f-4e34-b5c4-d7c03cadaf94","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.14196%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d79d72c8-d007-4cd2-84e5-2fd60cf10f8d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6f6972dc-6deb-44fd-9dfa-12f9bc5b5802","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 169.34000%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

5. Psst.. They are free!

[{"selector":"#anim-86fa1ae5-cdeb-4574-8278-6a71a4ee6550","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-33210a5c-5f0e-470a-b240-3feda8a44471","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.43409%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-55975feb-e7c8-4c78-9b37-112626d26d3f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b6d2ac13-d560-4ac8-881b-4720442aa51a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 215.24092%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

6. Education isn’t a one-time event

[{"selector":"#anim-485f1c6d-85a8-40a1-b028-12efb62c3899 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1996d56d-3a7f-4752-b86f-4ebb28c78b16","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a6766d7f-106e-4da5-b5e1-90a009467866","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.14196%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f1526dc6-99b1-4466-b069-cf331aa6c7e1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c580a95e-99b3-4b57-beac-a1cd3294a8b7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 147.54692%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

7. The best of Harvard’s free course offerings

[{"selector":"#anim-b9cf143b-5186-4afe-bad7-e3e0adf41b0d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ed8dd8f4-c617-4245-8956-329cff9541ca","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac81df3d-a099-43ff-8921-6edef9ac959a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.8265%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-711ecee3-f892-4c9b-ab71-7b4cac0825bf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b2af118e-f0d8-434b-86ca-efc60f5b0e5f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 123.94235%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

In Conclusion Education is your key to making the world move at your feet. Harvard’s free course offerings are readily available to anyone who wants to improve their lives. What makes them stand out from other free courses is that they are specially curated by one of the most prestigious institutions in the world. Not to mention that there are courses being created and uploaded constantly and the older ones are also updated.

[{"selector":"#anim-24382574-35ca-4fa7-8cf1-de7e56c0f7fc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd973c30-65d4-4f69-bda7-ceeb6f91bd8b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f860cd30-40e9-4b89-9384-82c774d7e159","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.14196%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Learn more in the blog

[{"selector":"#anim-548fa802-35f8-4424-b63f-5c1feb7c0d36","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.05)","scale(0.995)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":400,"duration":1600,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-bb9bb26a-5219-4b38-b4c0-feee89bda4df","keyframes":[{"offset":0,"transform":"translate3d(0, -275.17927%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.29,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.45,"transform":"translate3d(0, -77.380410724%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.61,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.71,"transform":"translate3d(0, -26.307138211999998%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.8,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.85,"transform":"translate3d(0, -9.878935793%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.92,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.96,"transform":"translate3d(0, -4.292796611999999%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":1,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"}],"delay":0,"duration":600,"fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4dc4c0f-a066-4e3d-98b5-1b2e722776b6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(120.08367%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9b92c0b2-fdf1-4c14-9fa6-e7d4d5ee9201","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3624130d-7a20-4cfa-a82f-d31fae342d83","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9747ef91-dcfc-44f1-a241-032c14df2fca","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-277.27277%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bdade6e5-7d6d-4ae7-a2f7-ccd01bf15ba8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-43df17af-01e7-4ad8-9759-45142ad94d1a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e7af654b-64d4-43c1-8d94-ab11b4ec03ec","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-271.73913%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a56fa9a7-586a-4070-ad51-e13e72b7f753","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-45dd0426-3082-45fc-ae4f-369b50775872","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read More... Top 7 python computer science project ideas for 11 th & 12th classes Arrow NEXT

Harvard University’s Free Course Offerings

By: Engineer's Planet

1. Vast Range of subjects

2. Learning paths that fit your lifestyle

3. Certificate of Completion

Not only are they free, but some courses even offer a certification of completion (you may have to pay) which could act as motivation for those wanting to enhance their CV. You would feel a sense of accomplishment after completing a course.

4. World-renowned teachers

Harvard, which is known for its excellence ensures that only the top instructors create this free content for education. They are here to impart their knowledge to all who take up their course

5. Psst.. They are free!

This one is sure to convince you. The course contents listed are absolutely free and can be accessed from any part of the world as long as you have an internet connection!

6. Education isn’t a one-time event

In today’s fast-paced world, we often forget that learning doesn’t just end at school. We learn, unlearn, and relearn things constantly throughout life. These free courses are a reminder that you shouldn’t just stop learning at some point in life.

7. The best of Harvard’s free course offerings

We’ve selected 5 of the best among the plethora of free courses offered by Harvard: Principles of Biochemistry Entropy and Equilibria Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python Leaders of Learning

Learn more in the blog